John Keats (1795 - 1821)

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JOHN KEATS was born in London, October 29, 1795, and he died of consumption, February 23, 1821, in Rome. Born in the common walks of life, it was necessary for him to rely upon his own efforts for a support. He was educated at Enfield. Choosing medicine as a profession, he was apprenticed, at the age of fifteen, to a surgeon at Edmonton. Although he spent most of his time in literary study, yet he completed his apprenticeship creditably and repaired to London to complete his work in the hospi.. Continue..

Some of John Keats Poems

When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be

Ode To A Nightingale

To Autumn

To Hope

Ode To Psyche

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	A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

- John Keats

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